Don Carlson vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Don Carlson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Don Carlson

vs.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Don Carlson 0 Dwyane Wade 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.